The Sufferings of Our Lord Jesus-Christ - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1855. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... 1 entrance into the world thou refusedst not to lodge in human bowels, that I might believe thee, when thon tellest me that I shall possess thee within mine. It is to acquaint me therewith that thou enclosest thyself in those of thy blessed Mother, and to persuade me beforehand of the desire thou hast to become our nourishment and very substance. What! 0 my God! Is it not enough for thee to seek human bowels, whilst thou livest among men; thou wilt also dwell in them when thou art glorious in heaven. Is it possible that thou shouldst vouchsafe to remain with me, to enter into my body, and how much more still into the interior of my soul? 0 how true it is, 0 Lord! that thy delights are to be with the children of men !--(Prov. viii. 31.) What findest thou in me to make thee desire so earnestly to be with me? Thou bringest thy riches with thee; what more canst thou find in a poor creature who is nothing but misery and sin, that thou art not content with being alone, but desirest to live with it? Thou art thyself a paradise of infinite delights! What advantage dost thou pretend to find in my indigence? And how can it be, that I should become, as one may say, the paradise of him who is the eternal felicity of the blessed! Why have not I, 0 Lord! a sufficiency of thy light to comprehend thy wonders, and enough of thy love to seek thee without intermission? Ah! I plainly see why thou desirest to be with me; it is because thou art the centrf of my happiness; and being in thee, I shall be in a delicious paradise, where I shall taste the true fruit of life, wisdom, and love, by the communication thou wilt make to my soul of thyself, of thy riches, and of the blessings of thy sweetness. VI. Grant me the grace, 0 my God and sovereign good! to find more joy in thee than in a...